tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post6606523700368995284..comments2024-03-27T07:54:49.283-04:00Comments on DEAR PAPERLICIOUS: Stamping for Autism Awareness (and a Soapbox on Graduation)Joan Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-18702259618849503582017-04-10T23:18:16.512-04:002017-04-10T23:18:16.512-04:00Joan- Stunning card!!! Love the mixed media look....Joan- Stunning card!!! Love the mixed media look... You achieved it very well and that sentiment speaks volume!!! Great advice!! Thank you for all that you have done to help and advocate for children and their parents. Nazeema Calypso Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752978527490270121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-50656479438796709742017-04-09T15:54:17.420-04:002017-04-09T15:54:17.420-04:00Joan, stunning card aside, your post is timely for...Joan, stunning card aside, your post is timely for me. We have Jack's transition to high school meeting in two weeks. We also have an intake interview with our county board of developmental disabilities to get him on the waiting list for a job mentoring/placement program, which has a two-year waiting list. I also need to fill out his application for some benefit that has a waiting list 800 people long that he won't eligible for for 7 years. I burn out on all this occasionallly and take an autism vacation, but it's full steam ahead right now. <br /><br />I will be asking the question about what kind of diploma Jack will receive...and how many years he will have to earn it. We've had to face in the past two years the fact that Jack, even with the supports our school system provides, won't get the same diploma his brother will get. He is now on alternate assessment for the single reason that his math is six grade levels behind. His reading is only 2 grade levels behind, but the math means he has to have alternate assessment for EVERYTHING, which just sucks. His alt assessment scores are below proficient for math and advanced for reading. This makes no sense to me but it's the law that alt assess applies across the board. So I fought long and hard and seriously pissed off his intervention specialist to get Jack into a more advanced reading intervention teacher's classroom. THAT teacher is so glad I fought for Jack, as she's seen awesome growth in him as a reader...growth that I'm convinced would not have happened in the resource room he attends for math. But I still get snarky comments from the math IS who is inconvenienced by having a student who doesn't see her for both reading and math. Grrr. <br /><br />Anyway, to anyone reading your post who doesn't have to deal with this stuff, it's real, it's hard, and it's frustrating. People like Joan who have fought for and served our special education children are HEROES to the parents of those children. Thank you, Joan, for your career and for continuing to advocate for these amazing children who learn differently and with so much more struggle than others can imagine. <br /><br />And the abstract quality of your card, the gorgeous shades of blue, and the sentiment all work perfectly to honor those with autism and their families. LOVE it!Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-29749736650880471432017-04-09T15:32:50.048-04:002017-04-09T15:32:50.048-04:00Well, you CAN use water with gouache...you just do...Well, you CAN use water with gouache...you just don't HAVE to. Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-24764131023040583962017-04-09T12:20:47.312-04:002017-04-09T12:20:47.312-04:00I didn't know you don't use water with gou...I didn't know you don't use water with gouache paints. Interesting. A brilliant, rich blue, and the sentiment looks like it's meant to be exactly how it is. Fits perfectly with the background. Thanks, also, for getting on your soapbox for autism. I have friends with children or grandchildren growing up with autism and Down's. It's a lot to deal with and the more help and info, the better.Leslie Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242569371751832426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-24518736983888782722017-04-09T10:11:45.931-04:002017-04-09T10:11:45.931-04:00My jaw dropped at seeing this card Joan. It's ...My jaw dropped at seeing this card Joan. It's truly lovely. Thank you also for sharing your soapbox. I am inspired to research what my state's graduation rates are now.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16538075264488169686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-14285939879395983912017-04-09T09:30:51.792-04:002017-04-09T09:30:51.792-04:00A great card Joan and good advice.A great card Joan and good advice.Teresa Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07711001591787075268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-55223904674021843572017-04-08T12:59:39.268-04:002017-04-08T12:59:39.268-04:00I love your card, a real eye-catcher ! - thank you...I love your card, a real eye-catcher ! - thank you for the link<br />The sentiment not perfectly stamped on the card ? Fits just perfect for the ocasion - no one is perfect, so the sentiment is !<br />Warm greetings from Belgium.Lievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904638017759185049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-50685960040115943302017-04-08T12:03:57.888-04:002017-04-08T12:03:57.888-04:00Elegant...that vibrant blue is a feast for the eye...Elegant...that vibrant blue is a feast for the eyes...and the sentiment...NEED that sentiment.conilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04724112713799797250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-667751034396126552017-04-08T10:57:08.298-04:002017-04-08T10:57:08.298-04:00I so LOVE this card, Miss Lady!! Thanks so much fo...I so LOVE this card, Miss Lady!! Thanks so much for posting the IDEA info too!!! Thanks for joining us today!!!Tenia Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124010366096420262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-67877905533519437092017-04-08T09:39:09.619-04:002017-04-08T09:39:09.619-04:00Fantastic card, Joan!!! The background and sentime...Fantastic card, Joan!!! The background and sentiment are amazing =)Tracie Pondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626043290358601666noreply@blogger.com